World War I

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Texas in World War I

My research to date has documented 2,722 Army officers and enlisted men from Texas that died in service in World War I. Supreme Sacrifice Reports are being prepared for each individual.

42nd Division (National Guard) “The Rainbow Division”

My research to date has documented 3,341 Army officers and enlisted men that died in service while assigned to the 42nd Division in World War I. The 42nd Division, was nicknamed the “Rainbow Division” because it was organized with National Guard units from 26 states and Washington DC. Supreme Sacrifice Reports are being prepared for each individual.

The tables below show a draft summary of casualties by unit and the casualties are categorized by cause of death: killed in action (KIA), died of wounds (DOW), died of disease (DOD), other causes such as non-combat injuries and accidents, and suicide.

83rd Infantry Brigade

Assigned Units	KIA	DOW	DOD	Other	Suicide	Totals
165th Infantry Regiment (New York NG)	558	173	67	6	0	894
166th Infantry Regiment (Ohio NG)	0	0	0	0	0	552
150th Machine Gun Battalion (Wisconsin NG)	56	19	14	0	0	89

84th Infantry Brigade

Assigned Units	KIA	DOW	DOD	Other	Suicide	Totals
167th Infantry Regiment (Alabama NG)	0	0	0	0	0	713
168th Infantry Regiment (Iowa NG)	0	0	0	0	0	718
151st Machine Gun Battalion (Georgia NG)	49	11	7	3	0	70
67th Field Artillery Brigade (Illinois NG)	0	0	0	0	0	1
149th Field Artillery (Illinois NG)	19	5	26	0	0	50
150th Field Artillery (Indiana NG)	20	10	13	0	0	46
151st Field Artillery (Minnesota NG)	11	12	21	4	0	48
117th Trench Mortar Battery (Maryland NG)	8	4	0	0	0	12

Divisional Troops

Assigned Units	KIA	DOW	DOD	Other	Suicide	Totals
149th Machine Gun Battalion (Pennsylvania NG)	15	4	6	0	0	25
117th Engineer Regiment 1st Battalion (South Carolina NG) 2nd Battalion (California NG)	19	8	23	0	0	50
117th Field Signal Battalion (Missouri NG)	6	2	9	0	0	17
Headquarters Troop (Louisiana NG)	0	0	0	0	0	0
117th Trains Headquarters and Military Police (Virginia NG)	0	0	0	0	0	0
117th Ammunition Train (Kansas NG)	9	5	8	0	0	22
117th Supply Train (Texas NG)	0	0	9	0	0	9
117th Engineer Train (North Carolina NG)	1	0	2	0	0	3
117th Sanitary Train, 165th Ambulance Company (New Jersey NG)	0	0	0	0	0	0
117th Sanitary Train, 166th Ambulance Company (Tennessee NG)	0	0	15	0	0	15
117th Sanitary Train, 167th Ambulance Company (Oklahoma NG)	0	0	1	0	0	1
117th Sanitary Train, 168th Ambulance Company (Michigan NG)	0	0	4	0	0	4
117th Sanitary Train, 165th Field Hospital (District of Columbia NG)	0	0	0	0	0	0
117th Sanitary Train, 166th Field Hospital (Nebraska)	0	0	1	0	0	1
117th Sanitary Train, 167th Field Hospital (Oregon NG)	0	0	1	0	0	1
117th Sanitary Train, 168th Field Hospital (Colorado NG)	0	0	0	0	0	0